Other cemeteries have been indexed by other
organizations, and may not be included in our indexes.

Cremains are not necessarily interred at the same location as the
crematorium. If names cannot be found in these burial records, we
suggest you contact the crematorium you believe handled the cremation
for further information.

Care has been taken to ensure that the index is correct,
but we cannot guarantee the accuracy or completeness of the information.
Please contact us if any errors are noted.

VGS BURIAL DATABASE PROJECT

FAQ: What is the VGS Burial Database project?

A current project of the Victoria Genealogical Society is to provide
genealogy researchers an avenue to search cemeteries located primarily on
Southern Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands for burial information and photographs of
tombstones. Led by the work of volunteer Judy Wasylenko, we
have developed VGS burial indexes encompassing a total of 46
cemeteries on Southern Vancouver and the Gulf Islands - see cemetery lists below
for coverage.

The VGS
Burial Indexes currently hold over 100,000 names. For easy reference, the online versions of
these Burial Indexes include the names of deceased individuals and the
associated cemetery name.

OBTAIN MORE BURIAL INFORMATION

FAQ: How can I obtain full burial information?

To determine if a specific name is recorded in the full version of our
VGS Burial files, researchers should first search the above
VGS Online
Burial Indexes for the name and cemetery location they are researching.
If the name is found, researchers can then obtain all the data
we have on these
burial(s). Our full index contains a variety of additional
information, but may not be complete for each burial.

To obtain more burial information, researchers can either:

VISIT OUR VGS RESOURCE CENTRE

Visit the Victoria Genealogical Society Resource Centre to
view the full VGS Burial files. Access is free to VGS members.
The public is welcome for a small visitation fee.

SEND US A QUERY

Email your request for additional burial information to our VGS Query team at
queries@victoriags.org,
or contact them by mail:

Please provide the complete name found in the VGS Online Burial Index and the full name
of the associated cemetery for each request.

Fees will be charged for this service. For details on amounts and payment
procedures, please visit our VGS queries page.

CEMETERIES & LOCATIONS - VGS Burial Index Coverage

FAQ: What cemeteries are included in the VGS Burial Index?

Forty-six (46) cemeteries and churchyard burial sites in Southern Vancouver
Island and the Gulf Islands have been indexed and are presently included in several VGS Burial Index
files. These cemeteries and their locations are
listed in the following three tables.

Some exclusions are the Ross Bay Cemetery, the
Old
Burying Ground (Pioneer Square), and the old Chinese
Cemetery. If researchers can't find the names
they are researching in the VGS Online Burial Indexes, we
recommend they access these other burial indexes and
websites by other organizations.

PART 1 - VGS Burial Index - Greater Victoria (South of the Malahat)

Victoria on south Vancouver Island is the capital city of British
Columbia, Canada. The Greater Victoria regions includes a number of other
municipalities and communities, most included under the umbrella postal
district of Victoria (see Part 2 below for the Royal Oak Burial Park,
Victoria index):

* Individuals cremated at the Royal Oak Burial Park and Crematorium are not
necessarily interred there.
If a name cannot be found in this index,
please contact the burial park directly for further information.

The Malahat is a mountain just north of Greater Victoria on Vancouver Island.
The communities in this part of the index run from Shawnigan Lake and Mill Bay on the south
to Chemainus. Qualicum in the only community included that is further
north (mid-island). The numerous Gulf Islands are located off the south eastern
coast of Vancouver Island.

The cemeteries included in this part of the index are:

CODE

CEMETERY NAME

LOCATION

CHEMAN

Chemainus St Michael & All Angels

Chemainus RoadChemainus, BC

GABRIOLA

Gabriola Communicty Cemetery

Gabriola Island, BC

GALIANO

Galiano Cemetery

Galiano Island, BC

KUPER

Kuper Isalnd Cemetery

Kuper (Kuiper) Island, BC

MAYNE

St Mary Magdalene Cemetery

Mayne Island, BC

MBMETH

Maple Bay Methodist Pioneer Cemetery

Duncan, BC

MILLBAY

Mill Bay Church and Historic Cemetery

Church Way
Mill Bay, BC

MTVIEW

Mountain View Municipal Cemetery

Duncan, BC

NPENDER

Pender Cemetery

North Pender Island, BC

QUALICUM

Qualicum Beach, BC

SATURNA

Saturna Island Cemetery

Saturna Island, BC

SHAWLK

Shawnigan Lake Community Cemetery

PO Box 528
Shawnigan Lake, BC V0R 2W0

SJBCH

St John the Baptist Anglican

3295 Cobble Hill Road
Cobble Hill, BC V0R 1L6

SSI_BURGOYNE

Burgoyne United Church Cemetery

Salt Spring Island, BC

SSI_GANGES

Ganges Cemetery

Ganges
Salt Spring Island, BC

SSI_PURDY

Purdy-Cunningham Memorial Cemetery

Upper Ganges Road East of Central
Salt Spring Island, BC

SSI_STMARKS

St Marks Anglican

Baker Road & Lower Ganges Road
Salt Spring Island, BC

SSI_STMARYS

St Marys Anglican

Fulford Harbour
Salt Spring Island, BC

SSI_STPAULS

St Pauls Roman Catholic Cemetery

Fulford Harbour
Salt Spring Island, BC

SSI_VESUVIUS

Vesuvius Bay Cemetery

Vesuvius
Salt Spring Island, BC

STANNRC

St Anns Roman Catholic

1775 Tzouhalem Road
Duncan, BC

STANDCS

St Andrews Anglican, Cowichan Station

2375 Koksilah Road
Duncan, BC V9L 6M5

STJOHNCH

St Johns Anglican Church

Cobble Hill, BC

STMSOMEN

St Marys Anglican Churchyard

Somenos Road
Duncan, BC

THETIS

St Margarets Cemetery

Thetis Island, BC

WESTHOLME

Westholme All Saints

Westholme/Crofton, BC

XAVIER

St Francis Xavier Roman Catholic+

Kilmalu Road
Mill Bay, BC

NOTE: A very limited number of burials in other cemeteries (indexed by others)
have been included,
but details of their location are not known:
Union, Tenelekut, Mt Young, Lamaleba, Even. Cove

OTHER BURIAL INDEXES and CEMETERIES

FAQ: Where can I find other sources of
cemetery and burial
information in your area?

For additional coverage, please access these additional burial databases
and cemetery websites provided by other organizations: